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Interest group liberalism holds that	virtually all pressure group demands are legitimate and the job of government is to advance themm all.
The pluralist theory of Amarican politics maintains that	the extensive organization of competing groups is evidence that influence is widely dispersed among them.
The case involving Eli Lilly and company illustrates how	special interests' campaign contributions can influence congressional action.
An example of a collective good is	clean air.
Which of the following groups claims the smallest share of its potential members	National consumers league.
When asked if government is pretty much run by a few big interests looking out for themselves or if it is run for the benefit of all the people, most people answered	big interests.
An organization of people with similar policy goal entering the political process to try to achieve those aims is called	an interest group.
A single issue group is one that is all of the following EXCEPT	organizes on the national level only.
In "going public" interest groups	use advertising and public relations to enhance their image.
Interest group liberalism is promoted by	subgovernments.
A group composed of all people who might be group members because they share some common interest	A potential.
Amicus curiae briefs	consist of written arguments submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case.
Common Cause is an example of	a public interest lobby.
The National Organization for Women	now works for the enhancement of individual statues (laws) to protect women's rights rather than a constitutional amendment.
Elite theorists emphasize the power of	business leaders.
An interest group is more likely to form its own political party where	voters choose their legislators using proportional representation.
A "communication by someone other than a citizen acting on his or her own behalf, directed to a governmental decision maker with the hope of influencing his or her decision" is a definition of	lobbying.
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic interest group strategies in America?	running candidates for office.
One of the reasons that "business" does not always get what it wants is	because business groups often have different interests and want different things.
____ are written arguments submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case.	Amicus Curiae briefs.
Political action commitee(PAC)money goes overwhelmingly to	incumbents.
The idea that just a few groups have all the power is associated with	elite theory.
Single-issue groups	include members with narrow, uncompromising interests.
The ____ movement was spurred by the single person of Ralph Nader	consumer.
Technological improvements in communication have caused interet groups to	sharply grow in number.
Which of the following statements is FALSE	Green parties in Europe have never been able to win enough votes to enter the national legislature.
Right-to-work laws____ the union shop	outlaw.
According to Mancur Olson	the larger the group, the further it will fall short of providing an optimal amount of a collective good.
Since the 1960's participation in interest groups has	risen rapidly.
According to Robert Salisbury the increase in lobbying activity has resulted in	less clout overall for interest groups.
All subgovernments have the same goal of	protecting their self-interest.
According to Mancur Olson, small interest groups generally are________ compared to all other groups.	more effective.
Interest group liberalism is associated with which of the following criticisms?	In an effort to please and appease every interest, agencies proliferate, conflicting regulations expand, programs multiply, and the budgets skyrocket.
A hyperpluralist interpretation of group politics would maintain that	groups have become so powerful that government ends up aiding every possible interest.
Consumer organizations suffer from	Olson's Law of Large Groups.
According to the text, the least effective activity of lobbyists in Congress is	converting members of Congress to the lobbyists' positions.
The group theory of politics offered by pluralists theorists argues all of the following EXCEPT	groups are all of equal strength.
Right-to-work laws are most strongly supported by	business groups.
The hyperpluralist complaint that interest group politics creates subgovernments refers to	the cooperative efforts of group leaders, government agencies, and members of congressional committees and subcommittees to promote special interests.
The two umbrella organizations that include most corporations and businesses and speak for them when general business interests are at stake are	the Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers.
Three basic strategies employed by interest groups are all of the following EXCEPT	implemenation
All people who might be group members because they share some common interest make up	a potential group
Class action lawsuits	enable a group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar grievances into a single suit.
Which of the following groups has the largest potential membership?	National Organization for Women
The _________ is the oldest and largest of the African-American groups which have fought for aquality at the polls, in housing, on the jobm in education, and in all other facets of American life.	national Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Literally, amicus curiae means	friend of the court
Organizations seeking a collective good that may not benefit them directly are called	public interest lobbies
Which of the following theories offers the most positive interpretation of the effect of interest groups on American democracy?	pluralist
The most successful tactic that civil rights and environmental groups have used to influence policy is	litigation
The Fair Share program is an effort by the	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to negotiate agreements with businesses to increase minority hiring and the use of minority contractors.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?	In the American economy, government directly determines wages, prices, and profits.
Right-to-work laws	outlaw union membership as a condition of employment
Most PAC money goes overwhelmingly to incumbents because incumbents	are the most likely to be able to reutn the investment.
An example of a public interest group is	Common Cause.
According to ________ theorists, interest groups compete and counterbalance one another in the political marketplace.	pluralist
Interest groups seeking to exert influence on the electoral process can honestly and openly funnel money into the campaign coffers of their supporters through	Political Action Committees.
Which of the following is Not true about Political Action Committees?	Most PAC money goes to challenges rather than incumbants.
A "collective good" refers to	something of value that benefits both the actual and potential members of a group.
In addition to fighting segregation and discrimination, civil rights interest groups have also focused on	broader economic problems.
Which of the following is NOT a way in which lobbyist can help a member of Congress?	introducing legislation in Congress
Steve Sovern's LASTPAC and Common Cause	agree that all candidates and officeholders should not accept money from political action groups.
Political Action Committees are primarily a means used by interest groups for	electioneering.
Public interest lobbies are those organizations that	seek a collective good, the achievement of which will not selectively and materially benefit members or activists.
The free-rider problem refers to	potential members of a group failing to join the actual group, as they know they will recieve the same benefits whether they are active members or not.
Economic groups	are those groups interested in wages, prices, and profits.
A pluralistic interpretation of interest group politics would maintain that	all legitimate groups can affect public policy by means of one political resource to another.
In many countries with multiparty systems and proportional representation, interest groups	frequently win some seats in the national legislature.
American politcial parties differ from interest groups in that parties	are policy generalists.
Interest group lieralism is criticized especially by _________ theorists.	hyperpluralist
_____________ theorists are impressed by how insignificant most organized interest groups are.	Elitist
Business PACs	have increased more dramatically than any other category of PACs.
The successes of civil rights and women's rights groups in redirecting the course of public policy, once they were organized, is pointed to as evidence to support the ____ theory that american politics is open and not a problem.	Pluralist.
_____ enables a group of similarly situated plantiffs to combine similar grievances into a single suit.	A class action lawsuit.
Environmental groups	grew dramatically after the first Earth day in 1970
Which of the following is NOT typical of American interest groups	they run their own slate of candidates for office in many parts of the country.
According to Olson's Law of Large Groups	the smaller the group the more effective it will be.
The first___ in April 1970 helped to spur on a number of environmental groups	Earth day.
The union shop	requires that all empolyees in a unionized business join the union.
Which of the following statements about interest groups is FALSE	the growth rate of interest groups has slowed in recent years.
The term interest group can be generally defined as	an organization of people with similarly policy goals entering the political process to try to achieve aims.
According to Olson's Law of Large Groups	the larger the group the further it will fall short of providing an optimal amount of a collective good.
The idea that too many groups are getting too much of what they want is associated with	hyperpluralist theory
Interest group liberalism refers to	government's excessive deference to interest groups.
An amicus curiae brief is	a written argument submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case.
An advantage for small groups is that	there is more at stake for each member making it easier to organize and activate them.
Elitist views of interest groups emphasize that	a system of interlocking directorates reinforces the power of the few dominant groups.
Flight attendants won_____ against the airline industry's regulation that all stewardesses had to be married	a class action lawsuit.
Many interest groups involve themselves in _____ to help get those they consider to be the right people into office or to keep them there.	electioneering.
The free-rider problem refers to the difficulty of	groups in organizing all their potential members.
The growth of both interest groups and the scope of government over the past several decades represents	the former increasing the latter; the latter increasing the former.
An advantage of single-issue groups is their	intensity.
In Europe interest groups	often form politiical parties.
_______is a communication by someone other than a citizen acting on his or her own behalf, directed to a government decision maker, particularly in the legislative and executive branch, with the hope of influencing his or her decision.	lobbying.
Single-issue group politics has been especially emotional over the issue of	abortion.
According to the text, lobbying works best	on people already commited to the lobbyist's policy position.
That successful lobbying efforts by consumer groups benefits all consumers and not just group members is an example of	a free-rider problem.
Which of the following ideas is not associated with hyperpluralism	Political power is highly concentrated.
One of the main differences between Amerian political parties and interest groups is that	political parties run candidates for office.
Which of the following statements about interest groups going public is FALSE	The public relations of most groups tend to be characterized by hard sell and bias.
Elitist theories argue that	the fact that there are numerous groups proves nothing, because most groups are extremely unequal in power.

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